I’ve used this herbed crumb mixture on tomatoes and green beans. I’m sure it would taste yummy on many other veggies, like acorn squash. I don’t usually include the pecans. I like the breadcrumb topping better without the nuts.

My husband’s birthday was last Friday, and I thought I’d be sharing his birthday cake (a carrot cake) with you rather than veggie chili, but in cooking (as in all things) it doesn’t pay to take things for granted. The cake was not a success. It sank in the middle and was only edible because... […]

I don’t remember how old I was when I first heard the explanation of why dogs circle around before laying down, but my fascination with the enchanting instinct to tamp down invisible grass has stayed with me all of my life. It’s fair to say I’ve internalized that fascination at a very deep level. Most […]